About Joanne
Joanne Alexander is an AASW social worker who helps people manage anxiety, stress, parenting strain and low mood. She offers a calm presence and practical steps to make day-to-day life easier. Joanne has 14 years of experience in mental health work and keeps conversations clear and down-to-earth.
Joanne favours short-term tools and longer conversations depending on what a person needs. She uses evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to help with panic, social anxiety and mood problems.
Background and approach
She also draws on client-centred and dialectical strategies to support emotional regulation and clearer communication. Her background includes work with parental stress, caregiver strain, attachment issues and blended family concerns. Joanne supports people facing trauma-related difficulties, post-traumatic stress and self-harm thoughts by focusing on safety, practical coping and gradual change.
She also assists those dealing with eating and food-related struggles and seasonal mood shifts. Joanne works collaboratively and invites people to set small, achievable goals. She uses conversational techniques like motivational interviewing to help clients find their own reasons for change.
Sessions are paced to the individual and aim to build confidence and better routines. Away from work she is a parent and enjoys reading, being outdoors and experimenting with cake decorating. Her approachable style suits people who want sensible strategies alongside supportive listening.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. It helps people feel heard and supported while they work through anxiety or parenting stress. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is useful for panic, social anxiety and mood problems. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, offers specific tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance and improving communication when feelings run high.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanne will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That decision is collaborative, and approaches can be adjusted as progress and needs become clearer.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier for quick check-ins. Live chat or messaging suits short updates, written reflection or when people prefer not to be on camera. These options offer flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent despite changing schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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